Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.
THERESA MAYThe concept of doing something with child benefit, of changing the rules around child benefit, is something that has been being discussed for some time.
More Theresa May Quotes
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I know I’m not a showy politician. I don’t go drinking in parliament’s bars. I don’t wear my heart on my sleeve, I just get on with the job in front of me and you can judge me by my record.
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What happened in the United States election is not a matter for the United Kingdom, it is a matter for the United States and the United States authorities.
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Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.
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I want to see an open and tolerant society here in the United Kingdom, I want to see a country that works for everyone whatever their background.
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We’re continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
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The days of Britain and America intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over.
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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.
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It’s only by investing properly in our defense that we can ensure we’re properly equipped to face our shared challenges together.
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Any attempt to wriggle, especially from leadership candidates who campaigned to leave the EU by focusing on immigration, will be unacceptable to the public.
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There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.
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The idea that Parliament somehow wasn’t going to be able to discuss, debate, question issues around (Brexit) was frankly completely wrong.
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We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act. About the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat.
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We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.
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Dealing with a simple burglary can require 1000 process steps and 70 forms to be completed as a case goes through the Criminal Justice System. That can’t be right.
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I think major reorganisation is not something the government’s about to do.
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I believe in marriage. I believe marriage is a really important institution; it’s one of the most important institutions we have.
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As I say the UK’s position on the issue of torture and the use of torture has not changed. Our policy is the same as it has been. We condemn torture.
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National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.
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Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police.
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Sham marriages have been widespread; people have been allowed to settle in Britain without being able to speak English; and there have not been rules in place to stop migrants becoming a burden on the taxpayer. We are changing all of that.
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The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon.
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I’m not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free.
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I’m not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
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I believe a strong NATO has been the bulwark of our defence in Europe. Obviously that’s important in the UK national interest and I believe it’s important in the US national interest.
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I’m a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.
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